Turner-Liberty Insurance celebrates its 60th year

FARMINGTON — Paul M. Turner, the current owner of Turner-Liberty Insurance, located at 364 Main St., was just a toddler when Franklin P. Liberty of Farmington founded the agency back in 1953.

Aubrey King bought the agency a few years later, and then sold it to George J. Mucher, Jr. in 1964. Mucher expanded the business in 1978 and hired a young New York Life agent — Turner — who became a partner in 1981. On Mucher’s retirement in 1999, Turner bought the business, and 10 years ago, he was joined by his son, Joe Turner.

Also on staff is agent Andrea Bowden, who has over 28 years experience in the insurance industry, and was previously an underwriter at Grange Mutual Insurance Company in Rochester. She is an internal producer of commercial lines insurance. Mary Quinn joined the agency in 2011, and has 23 years of insurance industry experience. She is a personal lines agent/customer service representative. The combined experience of the Turner-Liberty Insurance staff is 96 years!

Paul Turner has been a member of the New Hampshire Independent Agents Association and the Professional Insurance Agents of NH. He is a past president of the latter organization. He is also very active in the community, having been a member of Farmington Parks and Recreation Commission, and now serving on the town’s Public Safety Committee. He is also on the boards of Holy Rosary Credit Union and the Gafney Home in Rochester.

Joe Turner, who is a member of the Fraternal Lodge of Masons in Farmington, has coached basketball and Little League in the town, and the agency is a sponsor of 500 Boys and Girls Clubs teams. Turner-Liberty Insurance continues its community involvement tradition by being a sponsor of the Farmington Hay Day road race coming up later this month.

The agency draws its clientele, according to Paul Turner, from a 20-mile radius and beyond, which takes in Alton, Wolfeboro and Wakefield to the north, and Milton, Farmington and Rochester, further south, as well as parts of Maine. It provides home, auto, motorcycle, boat, RV and commercial insurance, as well as life and medical plans.

For more information, call 755-3511 or visit www.libertyinsurancenh.com.